Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 2361. (Read 789474 times)

Alejandro Garnacho was in the spotlight this week for his spectacular goal, but it was the only goal he has scored this season in the Premier League in 11 appearances. I would never compare Alejandro Garnacho with Ronaldo, they will never be the same. Alejandro Garnacho could develop more rapidly if he was trained by other coaches such as Arteta, Pep Guadiola, Klopp, Xavi and Ancelotti, but of course he had to leave Manchester United.

I see the potential of this player at the age of 19 years. He should get more opportunities to improve his game, but perhaps Ten Hag will also fail to make it better this season as Garnacho is not his first choice. To be honest, I would like to see him in La Liga with Barcelona or Atletico Madrid, but I think Manchester United will keep him.

It’s yoo early to start thinking of who is going to win the league in my opinion because we are just about to get halfway of the league and the points separating Liverpool Manchester City and Arsenal is just a point difference so it’s still tight to start thinking of how they would win instead let’s just hope they keep fighting their way through just has they did last season and hope they can win it this time around. It is still an open battle and i think these three teams I mentioned are the contenders of this season title.

It’s still a long way to the end of the season so Arsenal need to perform even better than they have performed so far to get to this point, they need to buckle up to maintain this position because Manchester City is a serious contender and they will be waiting for any lapses from Arsenal so they can overtake them.

Tottenham is not in the picture anymore, they have fallen far behind and it shows they they lack the appropriate squad depth to challenge for the league. The Injuries and suspensions they suffered affected them significantly and now i think all they can do is fight for the top 4 spot as this season’s battle is between Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal.

That’s what Tottenham and Chelsea lack, consistency is the most important factor in the premier league if a team ever wants to be relevant and challenge for the trophy. I believe if Chelsea should be consistent enough they would also be in this title race but sadly thay lack consistency, for team that struggles against smaller teams but is a pain in the neck for stronger teams i think they deserve to be in the bottom half of the table. All eyes are on Arsenal again if they can take this to the end this time. I hope they don’t bottle the lead this time around.

Well, well, I never said there was anything wrong being at the top bud, re-read my comment and think again.

And besides, you said that teams or clubs at the top don't feel any pressure, and still went ahead to say that no club at the top row will want to lose points for one whole week because such club will drop from the top position, this is very contradicting comment.

Clubs at the top will be under heavy pressure to maintain that spot, for a fact that such club will have to try their possible best to win every match thrown at them, in order to keep maintaining their top position is more than enough pressure already.

Think of it like the WWE where the fighter holding the heavyweight champion have to fight really hard to keep holding the belt, as any defeat from another opponent will make him lose the belt automatically.

Anything can happen, we see Aston Villa continue to rise in position but to lead the table is still very minimal because their battle will be so tight maybe when facing an equal team Aston Villa can win when dealing with the team above it will make it difficult for Unai Emeri's team.

Maybe Aston Villa can enter the top 4 zone into UCL qualification but that's still what we think is still very difficult and cannot determine from now on, while the underdog team is always inconsistent.

It turns out that the coming week has another interesting match.

Garnacho is still a building player but I think there is no comparison between him and Cristiano Ronaldo, he would definitely get to be a better player but not to the extent of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Also if Garnacho wants to improve his future I think he should leave Manchester United, in the last decade Manchester United has not raised any good player and I don't think they have the ability to do that.

For now I can't really tell if Arsenal can maintain the first position, have almost lost all hope during the Arsenal vs Everton match but lucky Havertz scored. I will give all credit to Rice even if Havertz scored, Rice did an excellent job and I was amaze during the first half.
The performance was so poor I expected more from Arsenal, let's watch out for the next match, then we can decide if they will hold the first position

Havertz is a versatile player and Arteta finds lot of use in Havertz. He is not inadequate in my opinion as he tries a lot but hasn't been in able to find himself in scoresheet and others judge the performance based on that which I feel is bit wrong. He really can be useful like he did in last match. He can be a secret weapon in big games for Arsenal. Same goes for Trossard also and Martinelli too. They all can score goals when other players are finding hard to get an opening.

You are right, the competition between the top 4 is getting more exciting from match to match because the points gap between them is not much. Every team that loses will lose its position and this will be exploited by other teams below it. I think Arsenal will not maintain first place in the standings for too long because there is so much pressure coming from other big teams such as Manchester City, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Tottenham. This very low point distance is too risky for them, but of course all teams will try to maintain their path.

Nothing is impossible, even if the scenario you are thinking of is correct, then Aston Villa could lead the standings this season. But I don't expect that to happen because after all Aston Villa is not better than Liverpool, Manchester City or Arsenal. For next week's matches, Newcastle vs Manchester United and Manchester City vs Tottenham are the two most interesting matches, the rest is fine for all the favorite teams.

I think Arsenal played well against Brentford but they seem to miss too many chances for scoring. They are lucky that Kai Havertz could score a single goal in minute 89'. So, Arsenal can secure 3 points against Brentford. It is very important win because they becomes the leader of EPL standings after they got 3 points from the match. Man City and Liverpool get 1 point only because the match end up with a draw result. So, Arsenal gets the advantage to overtake the top position on the table.

Well, Kai Havertz becomes the hero in the match against Brentford. It proves that Arsenal did the right way to sign him in the previous transfer window. 

I was reading somewhere where Guardiola said they don't train for matches anytime they have a match against Liverpool and I was surprised by such statements and he further said I'd because they don't have time, they have the Champions League, the Premier League and FA cup and that's why they give priorities and didn't concentrate on Liverpool but nothing spoil, they didn't lose but since last 23 home match they played in Etihad, this is the draw match they had in the last months.

I don't see any dominance, when you are dominating the league you don't leave no stone untouched and you make sure that you are ahead of every team with high space like maybe 5 points but right now, they are struggling and dominating anything, they are just like unstable Arsenal as they lead the table right now.


Newcastle will not allow Chelsea to use them shine the way they did to Tottenham and exactly what they did when the two met yesterday, they destroy Chelsea and gave them some great lesson that made Reece James to have a red card. Chelsea has now remain a captain without a ship but maybe they will fight back in their upcoming matches.

So what, is it better to come from behind? What's so bad about being at the top? It's not like those at the top will always feel pressure. Teams can look at their own game and try to get 3 points. In the end, 4-5 teams compete, but only one team becomes champion. While their point difference is so small, none of them are under pressure to be at the top, they all have the same pressure. The team that loses points for a week immediately falls behind in the race. None of them want this.
There is a bit of saturation at Manchester City. They have won many championships in a row. I think their main goal is the Champions League cup. If they don't win the Premier League title one season, no one will say anything, as long as they win the CL. I think this is Arsenal's biggest advantage. It's enough for them to stay away from teams other than Manchester City. This time they can take last year's revenge against City at the end of the league.

That is it, Everton failed to make use of the chances they had in first half which would have boost their moral in the second half had it been they scored a goal from those created chances they were sending off the goal post in the first half it would have been a tough one for United to secure the 3points in the way they did.  Manchester united has a lot of good players at the moment, the trouble in the club that's causing the inconsistency in the team performance to hold their position in the top four is due to communication gap between the coach and players. Ten hag is too authoritative and think that's part of the misunderstanding between him and his boys which has made him fall off with some players in the club recently invariably affecting the club's performance.

You are completely right, maintaining that top spot is not easy at all, And I personally think that Arsenal are occupying the spot too early, I I would have been celebrating the achievement already but it's just too early, as we can't be very sure that Arsenal will play well enough in other not to lose any points going forward.

But then again, if Manchester city and Liverpool as well keep losing points themselves, then Arsenal have the opportunity of staying in the top possibly till the end of the season.

And it's actually baffling how Tottenham have fallen far behind, they played so well and actually maintained the top spot so long at a point, I began to think that they(Tottenham) may end up taking the title home, but it's quite unfortunate how far they have fallen behind, and  I do not think there is still any hope for them getting back to the top again.

Asernal is almost repeating what they did in the last season in the premiere league topping the league table at the early beginning of the league but along the line in the last season,  their missed out and we're overthrow by Manchester City who won the title at the end of the day,  much more is in this season because if you put man city and Asernals performance and compare it,  you will already know that man city is more stronger in team formation compared to Arsenal,  and the reason why Asernal is topping the league for now is because Asernal have not meet clubs like Manchester city or other stronger clubs in this season.

But then also,  Asernal may also still have a good chance of winning the title in the season,  if they continue and luck be on their side.

Arsenal had a really serious difficulty in beating Brentford indeed even though this win carried them to the top of the standings.    There was a goal of Trossard called offside by VAR. After that it felt like they were never going to score. Because in the second half the game was balanced compared to the first half.

I would have never expected Havertz to save the team honestly.    Because he has been quite inadequate in effort since he came here. It has been a long time since he scored his first goal at Arsenal as well. But he really became the savior here by scoring in the 89th minute.

A.Martial m.Rashford's performance was very good and scored a goal but the best goal scorer with a cool style was of course A.Garnacho's appearance who was able to take advantage of Diogo Dalot's opportunity and somer soult the ball and finally the goal was scored. I didn't not expect it after 3 minutes. As the game progressed he scored goals in great style I think Manchester United now has a good player like Garnacho. I think Erik Ten Hag will definitely pay attention to Garnacho after seeing the skills that Garnacho has shown. But I am amazed by the Everton players because when conceded the first ball, the Everton players were not mentally affected and I saw that he wanted to avenge his goal but it was a shame for the hard work he had done. Everton failed. but after Manchester united scored their second goal I saw Everton's performance decrease and it was proven that in the end Everton had to admit that Manchester United was superior. and what I am waiting for is that New Castle will play against Manchester United. I think Manchester United has to be careful with New Castle because I think New Castle is a strong team and the standings are not far from Manchester United. So I think New Castle will be confident against Manchester United. After New Castle beat Chelsea 4-1, I think New Castle will definitely continue to improve its performance and want to add points. but I really like Garnacho's style of play I hope to see him again in future matches. in the match against Galatasaray in the Champions League and against Newcastle.

Yes now Arsenal have managed to be at the top of the table from their victory against Brenford, I think this is a match that is not difficult enough for Arteta's squad, they are above Brenford and they managed to maximize this match with results that match expectations by managing to secure the full three points at the end of the match. On the other hand yes it is true that makes everything more perfect and favorable for Arsenal is that as you said Manchester City failed to secure full points in their last match against Liverpool, and I think this is fortunate for Arsenal because they are superior in terms of points from the results of their last match.

But even so as we see that the difference in points in the top five standings is very thin, Arsenal only have a difference or one point ahead of Manchester City and I say this is still not a safe zone even though they are in the top position. Next Arsenal will face Wolves, although Wolves are far below them but I wouldn't say it's an easy match because lately there have been many surprises from some weak teams, so however Arsenal must be able to maximize and maintain their sharp performance to get back three points to be further away from the pursuit of Manchester City.

Arsenal team is ahead of Manchester City and Liverpool by 1 and 2 points respectively. Basically these three teams are fighting for the title. Squads like Tottenham and Manchester United have fallen far behind in the title race. Tottenham are slowly falling behind.

Whichever team tries to hold on to the top spot in the table, they must have consistency in their performances. If performances are not consistent, it is impossible to occupy the top spot in a competitive place like the Premier League. The Arsenal side fell far behind after losing against Newcastle and sharing points with Chelsea. As City and Liverpool dropped points, Arsenal regained the top spot in the table. Now, if Arsenal can keep up the winning streak, they will remain at the top of the table. However, Arsenal will also lose the top spot in the table if they lose a point in any match.

The difference is that Everton could just be an example, not the whole thing, and that's a bigger deal. Juventus got their punishment and that's it, it's the end, there is nothing else that follows that punishment afterwards. Whereas, Everton getting this means that City is in BIG trouble, if Everton got this punishment for this crime, imagine what would City get if they are found guilty as well, we are talking about literally at least couple leagues down punishment, and it's not like it would be unfair, if they are found guilty of what they are suspected of doing, then it would be fair to drop them a few leagues down.

Financial fair play is a big deal, and making wrong papers on what you really spent or earned, is a bigger deal then what they are claiming to be. I believe that Juventus and Everton are different because of that, one had nothing to do with other teams, whereas the other could be used as an example for other teams who committed a rule break.

Despite the odds that Arsenal was given, I still picked them to win against Brentford because I am confident that they will defeated Brentford. Manchester City and Liverpool, who should be leading the league. If the game didn't end in a draw, but they ended up draw and shared the points, then I think Arsenal will do everything in their power to win the match and move up to the top of the league. I wasn't sure Arsenal would win the game again after Leandro Trossard's first goal was canceled for var checking, but Kai Havertz's amazing performance scoring in the 89th minute of play made sure Arsenal won the three points. Havertz performed exactly what he was bought to contribute for the team.

I just hope Arsenal can hold onto this position until the end of the season in order to win the Premier League title, since Manchester City and Liverpool have lost to be at the top of the league. At the start of the season, Arsenal was leading the league, but after losing against Newcastle, they have fallen back.